MTD 760-770 Lawn Mower User Manual


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Cleaning Battery
Clean the battery by removing it from the tractor and washing
with a baking soda and water solution. If necessary, scrape the
battery terminals with a wire brush to remove deposits. Coat
terminals and exposed wiring with grease or petroleum jelly to
prevent corrosion.
Battery Failures
Some common causes for battery failure are:
Incorrect initial activation

Freezing
Undercharging
Corroded connections
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Cleaning the Engine And Deck
Any fuel or oil spilled on the machine should be wiped off
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fins of the engine or on any other part of the machine.
The use of a pressure washer to clean your
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components, spindles, pulleys, bearings or the engine.
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

replaced with a water port to be used as part of a separately-
available deck wash system.
The Deck Wash System™ is used to rinse grass clippings from the
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NOTE: Refer to the Attachments & Accessories section of this
manual for information regarding this and other separately-
available attachments & accessories for your tractor.
Deck Wash System™

as part of its Deck Wash System™, follow these instructions to
utilize this feature.
Use the Deck Wash System™ to rinse grass clippings from the
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
Drive the tractor to a level, clear spot on your lawn, near 1.
enough for your garden hose to reach.

chute is directed AWAY from your house, garage,
parked cars, etc.
2. (Blade Engage), set the parking brake
and stop the engine.
Thread the hose coupler 3. (packaged with your tractor’s
Operator’s Manual) onto the end of your garden hose.
4.
surface. See Fig. 6-3.
Turn the water on.5.
6.
the engine and place the throttle lever in the FAST (rabbit)
position.
7. (Blade Engage) 
8.
engaged for a minimum of two minutes, allowing the
underside of the cutting deck to thoroughly rinse.
 (Blade Engage)
position.
10.
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Turn the water off and detach the hose coupler from the 11.
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12.
side of the cutting deck.
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